Sr. Solutions Architect HRIS - remote

Sr. Solutions Architect (Workday Compensation, Talent and Performance)
Sunnyvale, CA or Peachtree, GA - Open to Remote
Work Model: Set Schedule - 3 days
Travel: ?10%


Reports to: Director, People Technology Solutions
Level: P5 (HRIS Analyst 5)


Primary Function of Position:


We are seeking a Sr. Solutions Architect with deep expertise in Workday to support, enhance, and scale our global HR systems. This role focuses on designing and delivering effective, user-centered solutions in Workday


As a trusted partner to stakeholders across HR, IT, and the business, you'll drive improvements in workflows, employee data management, reporting, and system automation. You will serve as a key contributor to Workday roadmap initiatives, guiding both strategic projects and day-to-day system operations.


Roles & Responsibilities:
• Serve as the owner of the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for Workday Talent, Performance, and Compensation, ensuring alignment with HR strategy and overall business priorities
• Collaborate with HR leaders to convert program goals and guiding principles into effective, scalable system solutions across Workday Compensation and Talent/Performance modules
• Assess new Workday functionality and complementary tools, providing recommendations driven by long term value, scalability, and employee experience
• Drive end to end product delivery, from discovery and requirements definition through solution design, configuration, testing, launch, and continuous optimization
• Assess current systems and utilization; identify and recommend improvements such as training, customization, and enhancements to maximize value and efficiency of the people reporting.
• Build and execute detailed implementation plans including discovery, design, QA/test, deploy and support leveraging agile methodologies. Develop detailed test plans, test scripts, and execute testing to deliver a thorough, bug free reporting solution.
• Ensure product in development matches the specified requirements by being the key point of liaison for all involved teams.
• Manage Workday releases and upgrades by performing thorough testing and validating reporting functionality.
• Responsible for identifying risks during product development as well as developing mitigation efforts to address data quality, as needed.
• Partner with IT to ensure system and data compliance with data security and privacy requirements.
• Provide on-going feedback to teams and peers across organizations and teams in order to help drive product adoption.
• Support technical troubleshooting and issues with vendors and technology partners.
• Collaborate with our internal employee support teams and project management teams on process documentation, communication and training.
• Partner with Finance and IT to provide documentation for internal and SOX control


Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:
Minimum Qualifications:
• Minimum 12+ years of experience with proven results in developing business requirements, deploying applicable technologies and business process re-engineering
• Minimum 10 years hands-on Workday configuration experience, including business processes, condition rules, custom fields, and security.
• Minimum 4+ years developing and coaching technical or operational teams. May be required to supervise other analysts.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization including senior leadership.
• Proven track record in managing at least one full-cycle Workday Advance Compensation, Talent and Performance Review Program for global company
• Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Business, or related technical fields, or relevant experience


Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with other technology such as AI for HR, content/knowledge and case management
• Experience with Product development in the HR technology space or custom application development
• Solid experience in Scrum or similar Agile development methodology
• Comfortable operating in fast-changing environments and creating clarity out of ambiguity
• Management consulting experience
• Recent HR technology full life cycle implementation
• Process orientation and project management skills, experience with multiple project methodologies including Agile / iterative development
• Workday Certification and/or Lean Six Sigma certification
• The ability to influence without positional power
• Familiarity with US and Global data privacy laws, GDPR and Sarbanes Oxley compliance.
• Strong customer orientation and superb communication skills, with ability to communicate clearly with both technical and functional audiences. Strong personal and technical social skills.
• Experience with global / international company with employee populations across Americas, Europe, and Asia